succumb · verb
Sens et exemples
Céder à la pression ou à la tentation après y avoir résisté.
He finally succumbed to pressure and signed the agreement despite his doubts.
She resisted the offer for weeks before succumbing to the temptation of a higher salary.
Even experienced negotiators can succumb to pressure when a deadline leaves little time to think.
Formes
- succumb base form
- succumbs third-person singular present
- succumbed past tense and past participle
- succumbing present participle